Iron Springs, Alberta

Iron Springs
Iron Springs is located in Alberta
Iron Springs
Iron Springs
Location of Iron Springs
Iron Springs is located in Canada
Iron Springs
Iron Springs
Iron Springs (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°55′48″N 112°41′15″W / 49.93000°N 112.68750°W / 49.93000; -112.68750
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtLethbridge County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyLethbridge County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total84
 • Density325.7/km2 (844/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Lethbridge. It was founded in 1925 when the railroad arrived.[3] The community was named after a spring of the same name near the original town site.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 269.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.